AROMATERAPİ

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM HERB. [YARROW] ASTERACEAE

analgesic.... neuralgia, sprained ankle, sprains
 anticatarrhal ...colds, catarrh
 antiinflammator.... prostatitis, neuritis, rheumatism,  see Table 4.6

antiseptic....urinary infections 

choleretic...hepatobiliary deficiency, poor digestion

 cicatrizant

 decongestant... dysmenorrhoea

 digestive stimulant see Table 4.8

 diuretic 

emmenagogic... oligomenorrhoea, amenorrhoea 

expectorant 

febrifuge.... fevers 

hypotensor... hypertension

 litholytic... kidney stones 

vulnerary.... varicose ulcers

not normally used for babies, children and pregnant women
 neurotoxic and abortive (Franchomme & Pénoël 2001 p. 348) 




BOSWELLIA CARTERI RES. DIST. [FRANKINCENSE, OLIBANUM] BURSERACEAE

analgesic ....rheumatism, sports injuries

antibacterial ....see Table 4.4 

anticatarrhal.... asthma, bronchitis

 antidepressive .....nervous depression

 antiinfectious..... respiratory tract 

antiinflammatory..... rheumatism, see Table 4.6 

antioxidant .....combats ageing process 

cicatrizant ......scars, ulcers, wounds 

energizing 

expectorant

 immunostimulant.... immunodeficiency

CANANGA ODORATA FOL. [YLANG YLANG] ANNONACEAE

antidiabetic..... diabetes

 antiseptic.... intestinal infections 

antispasmodic..... cramp, colic 

balancing

 calming....... tachycardia, hyperpnoea, insomnia

 hypotensor.... hypertension

 tonic ......scalp, hair growth

 reproductive stimulant ......frigidity, impotence 

sedative

** a folk remedy for asthma, boils, diarrhoea, headache, malaria, ophthalmia, rheumatism, stomach ailments (Duke & Wain 1981)

CEDRUS ATLANTICA LIG. [ATLAS CEDARWOOD, SATINWOOD] ABIETACEAE

antiseptic... skin problems, scalp (with cade oil), urinary tract, eczema, pruritus (with bergamot oil) arterial regenerato... arteriosclerosis

 cicatrizant

 skin problems.. wounds

 lipolytic..... cellulite

 lymph tonic... cellulite, lymph circulation problems, water retention 

mucolytic.... bronchitis

 stimulant......scalp problems

**considered in France to be neurotoxic and abortive, and not normally used there for pregnant women and infants 

CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE (= MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS) [ROMAN CHAMOMILE] ASTERACEAE

antianaemic..... anaemia 

antiinflammatory.............. eczema, gout, inflamed skin, rheumatic pain, urticaria, skin irritation after shaving, cracked nipples, inflamed gums, neuritis, see Table 4.6 

antineuralgic

 antiparasitic

 antispasmodic.... migraines, headaches, (relaxes neuromuscular tension), infantile diarrhoea

 calming, sedative..... insomnia, irritability, migraine, nervous depression, nervous shock carminative..... gas, intestinal colic

 digestive.... indigestion, loss of appetite, see Table 4.8

 emmenagogic........ nervous menstrual problems 

menstrual.......... menopause, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea 

ophthalmic...... conjunctivitis, sore tired eyes 

stimulant 

sudorific 

vulnerary........... boils, burns, wounds


**chamomile tea may cause anaphylaxis, contact dermatitis or other hypersensitivity reactions in allergic individuals; persons known to be allergic to ragweeds should be cautious about drinking chamomile or yarrow teas (Tyler 1982) 

CINNAMOMUM VERUM FOL. [CINNAMON LEAF] LAURACEAE

analgesic.... toothache, rheumatism, gout pain

 antiinfectious..... oropharyngitis, cystitis, acute bronchitis, rhinopharyngitis 

antiinflammatory..... stomatitis, salpingitis, enterocolitis, see Table 4.6 

antifungal ....see Table 4.5

 antiparasitic

 antiviral.... see Table 4.7

 immunostimulant .......increase IgA 

neurotonic 

stimulating

**eugenol (present in cinnamon leaf oil) is reported to have weak tumour promoting action on mouse skin and weak cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells
**
 cinnamon leaf oil is dermocaustic on mucous surfaces and should not be used on babies and young children
**** eugenol, eugenol acetate and methyl eugenol are reported to enhance trypsin activity in vitro (Leung & Foster 1996 p. 168)

CINNAMOMUM VERUM CORT. [CINNAMON BARK] LAURACEAE

Alexipharmic snake bites analgesic rheumatism antibacterial see Table 4.4 anticoagulant antifungal see Table 4.5 antiinfectious influenza, coughs, colds, diarrhoea, typhoid fever, tropical fevers, haemoptysis antiparasitic scabies, pediculosis antiputrescent antiseptic sprays to purify foul atmospheres, urinary infections antispasmodic colic, spasm due to infected enterocolitis antiviral warts, viral infections, see Table 4.7 astringent tooth socket pyorrhoea, diarrhoea bactericidal dysentery, enterocolitis, diarrhoea, cystitis (bacterial), urinary infection, vaginitis, leucorrhoea carminative flatulence emmenagogic oligomenorrhoea